The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-09

man during his last hours: ''Beecher
began to fail decidedly at o'clock this
morning, respiration rapidly failing. At
o'clock the family was summoned
Death came slowly aud steadily. Respi-
rations gradually became faster and
faster, until they reached sixty a min
ute-one each second; the pulse was
variable, and often reaching 140. He
still remained in the same condition,
except the breathing; the eyes closed,
entirely unconscious. The motions of
the right arm became less frequent and
finally stopped almost entirely. About
8 o'clock in the morning we could detect
the first symptoms of immediate death.
His pulse ran up still higher, iickered
and fuctuated until 923. Two min
utes before his death, his pulse ceased
almost entirely at the wrist, was so
faint that it could hardly be detected
and then stopped altogether. There
was rattling in his throat painful to
those around him, but unfelt by
him owing to the failure of the
nerve centre of the respira DRY
organs, together with a failure of the
hearts action. His death. which came
at $50, was very easy, such as death from
suttocalon, or by drowning, is said to
be-"
In the sitting room in the back of the
house, where the great preacher spent
many of the hours of his life, Major
Pond, this evening, was busily engaged
in answering many kilograms that were
received by Mrs. Beecher. A large
number Of people called at the house
during the evening and left their cards
with kind words of coincidence. A
crowd Of people still lowered around the
house and gaZed IN silence at the win
dows of the room where the body of
Beecher lay. The pail bearers have
not yet been selected and will not be
made public until the funeral.
The members of the family were
gathered in the front parlor tonight
and received their friends until 7
o'clock, when the house was closed for
the night. Mrs. Beecher braced up
wonderfully under her heavy affection.
She is calm and composed.
The following was among the tele-
grams received:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. c., March s.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher:
Accept my heartfelt sympathy in this
your bereavement, with the hope that COM
fort may be VouchSafed from the Heavenly
source, you know so well
(Signed), GROVER CLEVELAND.
The following details of the arrange
ments for the funeral were given to the
press tonight: The services from the
beginning will be under the direc ion
of Rev. Chas. H. Hall, of the Holy
Trinity Church, Who will oficiate at the
house, when the first services take
place on Thursday morning at $50
o'clock. At 1870 the remains
Will be escorted to the church by
the Thirteenth Regiment, of which
Reecher was chaplain. Company G
will act as guard of honor until the
remains are finally transferred to
Greenwood Cemetery, where they will
be placed in receiving vault to await
the final disposition, which will be de-
cided later.
There will be no black drapery in the
church or the house, nor will the family
wear mourning.
Many times Beecher has said in his
sermons: "StreW flowers on my grave,
but let no heathenish practice prevail of
drapery in black as token of sorrow,
when man has passed through death
to eternal life"